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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

How to break and find oxidation state of the nitrogen

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9 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Vikas TU
9 Years ago
(NH4)2Cr2O7 would break in that is to say that would decompose into Cr2O3 + N2 and H2O
The Reaction would be:
 
(NH4)2Cr2O7 ----------->           Cr2O3          +       N2          +       4H2O
N2 gas would evolve.